Even if the first try should not have been allowed . SA were worthy victors much as it pains me to admit it .
From Matt Dawson on the BBC . I don't know where this has come from. It's come from the gods. Their defensive line, their line speed, their discipline, their energy, has been simply fantastic. England have no answer. An amazing performance from a Springbok team who everybody wrote off. A lot of their supporters probably didn't believe this was possible. A royal thrashing of England in the World Cup final.
England were atrocious and congrats to South Africa. The springboks certainly know how to kill a final and get cheap points
Hard lines England, but SA were better all over the pitch. As for Dawson, he had England winning the game in every department before the ball was kicked - too complacent perhaps.
South Africa came to win and executed it perfectly, no need for anything stylish the first 70 minutes. England were awful, the ref had a dodgy game, the scrum dictated the result. England couldn’t even put one pass together. Very underwhelming but deserved winners.
The French referee has just raised his medal above his head as if he’d won the World Cup! He then kissed the medal box as he walked down the steps. Twat
After last week I felt it would be very difficult for England to put in that level of performance again. And SA had done their homework.